My philosophy on horror films is WHY. As in, why would I pay to feel terrified and anxious in a cavernous dark room, when I could easily spend that money on delicious snacks because I am a coward. Watching a trailer for the latest Paranormal Activity film would normally be at the bottom of my YouTube queue, way under things like:

Videos of sassy children dancing

Videos of cross-species animal friendships

The Ciara “Ride” music video for the billionth consecutive time.

However, this specific installation of the Paranormal Activity franchise – Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones – caught my eye due to the way it’s being described by several media outlets; namely, as “Latino-Themed”. Since I wasn’t sure exactly what that might mean, I watched - and from what I can gather it basically just means that there are brown people in the cast. There’s nothing else particularly culturally-specific in the trailer, aside from what appears to be an exorcism that takes place in Spanish toward the end. And I’d argue that exorcisms are less “latino-themed” than they are “demon-themed”…but whatever. According to a Deadline report, distributors say the predominantly Latino cast is an effort to “target the franchise’s sizable Latino fanbase,” and I’m never mad at more Latino actors getting cast.